However, the kid was still holding on tightly to Gu Nianshen’s clothes. “I want Mr. Gu to hold me.”
Despite the stains on his mouth, Xiaoyu had sparkly eyes that demanded pity from Gu Nianshen.
As Gu Nianshen did not want to waste any time, he decided to hold Xiaoyu himself.
“Are we bringing this child back to the office too?” Qi Shaodong finally noticed Xiaoyu.
Gu Nianshen fumed as he was reminded of how this child was wasting his time. If not for him, he could have asked Lin Yiqian to meet him at his office in thirty minutes.
The more he thought about it, the more annoyed Gu Nianshen felt with the young fellow in his arms. He was not going to let this kid off the hook this easily.
“Get in touch with his family later and ask his family to pay one million in ransom,” Gu Nianshen ordered.
Qi Shaodong looked confused when he heard Gu Nianshen.
This was a case of kidnapping.
“Why don’t we take him to the police station?” Qi Shaodong asked after thinking for a moment.
“That would make it too easy for his family. They need to be taught a lesson to be more responsible.” Gu Nianshen snorted.
Clearly, Gu Nianshen’s decision was final.
Qi Shaodong remained silent.
In the worst-case scenario, he would merely be an accomplice since Gu Nianshen was the one who took the child and demanded a ransom.
As they spoke, the three arrived at the parking lot. When Gu Nianshen saw his car, he immediately picked up his pace while ignoring Qi Shaodong.
After getting into the car, he checked his phone to see that six minutes had already passed since his conversation with Lin Yiqian ended.
When Lin Xiaoyu got into the car, he started looking around before panic kicked in.
“Mr. Gu, where are we going now?” Xiaoyu sat closer to Gu Nianshen before hugging his arm.
“We’re going to sell you off,” Gu Nianshen said, indifferent.
He did not look like he was kidding.
“Please don’t sell me. Mommy will cry if she can’t find me,” Xiaoyu begged.
Tears began to fill his eyes.
“Do you finally feel fearful now?” Gu Nianshen frowned.
“Yes. I will be a good boy and ask Uncle Bai Se to pick me up.” Xiaoyu nodded furiously.
As Xiaoyu spoke, he rubbed his face against Gu Nianshen’s arm.
“In that case, we won’t sell you off for now,” Gu Nianshen replied, calmly.
“You’re the best, Mr. Gu.” Xiaoyu smiled.
Rubbing his face against someone was Xiaoyu’s way of showing affection.
As Gu Nianshen pushed him away with an annoyed look on his face, he looked at Qi Shaodong. “Have you bought the chocolates that I asked you to?”
“I have. My girlfriend lined up four hours for them. They’ve arrived at the office the day before yesterday. I forgot to mention it to you yesterday because of the heavy workload.” Qi Shaodong nodded.
After finishing his sentence, Qi Shaodong peeked at Gu Nianshen through the rearview mirror.
As he did so, his grip on the steering wheel tightened. He would never forget the time Gu Nianshen took away all of his chocolates.
“Alright.” Gu Nianshen nodded satisfactorily.
After a moment, he started speaking again. “There’s a week-long trip to Europe for certain employees. You can start coming up with a plan for it now.”
Hearing this, Qi Shaodong was both overjoyed and confused. “Isn’t that only meant for the high-ranking employees?”
“If you don’t want to go, I won’t bother letting the rest know,” Gu Nianshen answered, seemingly annoyed.
“Thank you, CEO.” Qi Shaodong smiled as he thanked Gu Nianshen.